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Catechist/Parish Staff/Teachers Retreat

We think its helpful for teachers and catechists to know thier own giftedness. This is the best way for them to affirm the gifts of the children they teach.
Knowing charisms provides us with the language to make our baptism come alive and not just remain something that happened in the past.

Via Maria Consulting offeres catechist workshops and retreats.

Let us know how we can help bring this to your parish or school. Click here for more information.
News from the Vatican
- Cardinal asks top Vatican officials to donate to pandemic relief efforts
  
  Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, has asked Vatican cardinals, archbishops and other top officials to make a monetary Easter offering to assist people suffering during the coronavirus...
- Vatican calls for creative ways to protect elderly from loneliness
  
  Local churches and individuals must do more to help and to protect the elderly from loneliness and infection during the coronavirus pandemic, a Vatican office said.
- After Pell verdict, Pope prays for ‘all persons who suffer an unjust sentence’
  
  On the day that Cardinal George Pell was acquitted by Australia’s High Court on charges of sexual abuse, Pope Francis opened his daily Mass by praying for “all persons who suffer an unjust sentence...
- Vatican welcomes Pell verdict, affirms anti-abuse resolve as survivors protest
  
  In an April 7 statement just hours after the court’s verdict, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said, “The Holy See, which has always expressed confidence in the Australian judicial authority, welcomes...
- Virus reveals elderly as victims of a ‘throwaway culture,’ Vatican official says
  
  With the elderly notably representing the largest demographic of lives claimed by the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Vatican’s top official on life issues has warned against selective care practices that...
The Key to Happiness: Being who God created you to be

What does it mean to be happy? What does it mean to live a joy-filled life?

These questions are often at the root of our search for peace and contentment. Knowing who we are as a child of God and living life rooted in our purpose as a child of God builds the foundation for a life filled with meaning and true joy.

Discovering Your Gifts workshops help to build a foundation of solid prayer practices and discernment that lead participants to understanding who they are. The Spiritual Gifts inventory further uncovers the gifts they have been given through the power of the Holy Spirit and how they are directed toward mission.

Lenten Women's Conference/Retreat

The busyness of life can often leave us feeling overwhelmed. Stress and anxiety build up and it seems there is little time to catch our breath. How can we slow down? How can we find God in the chaos?

Join Judy Maten for Overwhelmed. Gather with other women and take time this Lent to relax and reconnect with yourself and God.

Saturday, March 21
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
St. Mary's Catholic Community
730 S. Lafayette, Royal Oak
Cost is $10; includes a light breakfast and lunch

To register, click here.
Help Youth Discover their Gifts
What About the Youth You Ask?

Via Maria Consulting, LLC can help. Are you looking for a way to personalize your Confirmation Program? Would you like to have a tool to help guide high school youth to a better understanding of how God is calling them to be apostles?

Announcing the

Spiritual Gifts for Youth
Parish Discernment Kit

This kit includes:
- Spiritual Gifts Inventory books written specifically for youth
- A Companion Guide and Power point presentation specifically designed for your parish that will empower you to run your own charism workshops
- Parish summary sheets and data base template to help you begin to keep valuable charism data for use in calling forth the gifted for ministry.
We are happy to develop your parish kit today. Training is also available for parishes unfamilar with Discovering Your Gifts workshops. Just email us to start the conversation about this very affordable means to unleashing the charisms in your parish today.

Click here for more information.
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